Once the reinforced or ferro cement sets up, youll have a seaworthy hull thats both dirtcheap and virtually maintenance free. And, if you keep the thickness of the troweledon pour of cement. Our product range includes water tanks, septic tanks, designer roofs, boats and barges. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the food and agriculture organization of the united nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Find your ideal boat boat, compare prices and more. Ebook ferrocement as pdf download portable document format. Boat w outboard kilgore mi boat with trailer as is, no registration, has 75hp outboard unknown working condition. We have no experience with ferrocement boats, other than hearing that they do not handle abrasion well. Pdf abstract ferrocement is a composite material made up of cement mortar and reinforcement in the form of layer of mesh.
Ferro build ferrocement construction technology youtube. Besides boats and marine structures, ferrocement is also used for housing units, water tanks, grain silos, flat or corrugated roofing sheets, and irri. Get an email alert for new ads matching your search. Ferrocement start download portable document format pdf and ebooks. Home used boats boats made with ferro cement second hand boats made with ferro cement second hand 22 ferro cement boats for sale. A listing of free or nearly free boats and marine equipment. Ferro cement also called ferro concrete is a rich or composite mortar plaster applied to both sides of a thin and well distributed reinforcement layer usually a layer metal mesh and closely spaced thin steel rods. But we do know mick and bee who have been sailing their gaffrigged ferro cement sailboat hannah for many years, though weve never asked them for their thoughts on ferro cement.
Applications of ferrocement are numerous, especially in structures or structural components where selfhelp or low levels of skills are required. This page is for anyone who has an interest in ferro cement boats but particularly the designs of richard hartley. Indias leading company into ferro cement construction. Hartley ferro cement boat owners association posts. Trailer has one wheel, will need to be winched on trailer. Hartley rorc 39 for myself as well as act as a grunt on plastering day for a bunch of my friends who were also building ferro boats and i can tell you that there were many many boats built by both proffesional yards and amatures that were as fine as those in any other material. Interview building a 35 ferro cement boat in a commune. Ferro cement wall panels were introduced that enables the lowincome people to improve their quality of life. However having said that, the latter two methods are only a byproduct of attempts to find. Its only drawback is that it is a more time consuming construction process than methods b and c. Time has proved the method to be the best in almost every aspect. Ferrocement is a versatile, construction material, with applications in low cost housing, rehabilitation, strengthening and repair of structures. This book presents the latest developments in research and application of the material. Ferro cement is the name given by english speaking people to a boat building method using steel wires covered with a sand and cement plaster, patented in 1855 by the french, who called it ferciment.
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